Tomasz Skweres

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Tomasz Skweres (2018)

Tomasz Skweres (born April 3, 1984 in Warsaw ) is a Polish composer and cellist . He lives in Vienna and Regensburg .

Career

Tomasz Skweres studied composition with Chaya Czernowin and Detlev Müller-Siemens as well as cello with Valentin Erben and Stefan Kropfitsch at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna .

As a composer he has written commissioned works for numerous renowned festivals, orchestras, ensembles, chamber music formations and soloists. Since 2009 all of Skweres' compositions have been published by Doblinger . Other publishers of his works include Sikorsky Musikverlag.

From 2009 to 2011 he was a cellist in the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra ( RSO Wien ), and in 2012 he moved to Regensburg, where he has since worked as a solo cellist at the Regensburg City Theater . Tomasz Skweres is an interpreter of new music, has played numerous world premieres (including works by composers such as Mateusz Ryczek, Jean-Patrick Besingrand and Grzegorz Pieniek) and appears regularly at international festivals.

He is married to the violinist Yui Iwata; his daughter Saya Skweres was born in January 2019.

Performances and composition commissions

Works by Skweres were inter alia been performed in over 20 countries on six continents in the Vienna Musikverein , Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Vienna Konzerthaus , National Forum of Music (Wroclaw) (Poland), Munich Gasteig , the National Theater in Taipei, City Theater Bern , Stadttheater Passau , Regensburg Theater , Theater tent Landshut, Trafo Theater in Budapest, Philharmonie Lemberg , Palast Cantacuzino and broadcasters such as NDR Klassik (North German Radio), BR Bayerischer Rundfunk , Polskie Radio 2 (Polish Radio 2), Ö1 (Radio Austria 1), Radio Stephansdom (Austria) and Rai Südtirol (Italy), ABC Classic FM (Australia) and Frequencia Universitaria (Mexico).

Performances at festivals (selection)

  • Austria: Wien Modern , Festival Klangspuren in Tirol, Vienna Saxfest 2014, Composers Marathon in Vienna, aNOtherfestival in Vienna
  • Poland: Warsaw Autumn , Musica Polonica Nova in Wroclaw, LEO Festival in Wroclaw
  • Italy: Festival Risuonanze, Festival Contemporenea in Udine, Festival Contrasti
  • Ukraine: Festival Contrasts in Lviv, Ukrainian Biennale for Contemporary Music, Kyiv International Contemporary Music Days
  • Other European countries: Festival Musica 2015 in Strasbourg (France), Biennale Bern, Festival Goslar Harz (Germany), Meridian Festival in Bucharest, Musical Summer in East Friesland (Germany)
  • Asia: ISCM World Music Days 2016 in Korea / Tongyeong International Music Festival, ISCM-Musicarama in Hong Kong
  • South America: Bienal Música Hoje in Curiciba (Brazil), Distat Terra Festival in Choele Choel in Argentina

Composition commissions (selection)

  • Austria: RSO Wien (Radiosymphonieorchester Wien), Wiener Konzerthaus , Festival Wien Modern, Ensemble Wiener Collage, Ensemble Zeitfluss in Graz, Platypus Ensemble, Reconsil Ensemble
  • Germany: Niederbayerische Philharmonie, Philharmonisches Orchester Regensburg, TONALi concert promoter in Hamburg, Theater Regensburg, Ensemble Risonanze Erranti
  • Poland: Warsaw Autumn Festival, National Forum for Music in Wroclaw, Festival Musica Polonica Nova, Orkiestra Muzyki Nowej (New Music Orchestra), Leopoldinum Festival in Wroclaw, Apollon Musagete Quartet
  • Switzerland: Thyll-Dürr Foundation

Compositional style

In general, Skweres' compositional style can be described as contemporary expressive, but not avant-garde. The composer himself describes him as follows: "For me as a musician, the search for the balance between the emotional and intellectual side of art plays a particularly important role. I see my two main professional activities - composing and playing the cello - as complementary artistic activities, that help me to find my own, personal quality of expression. In my opinion, the process of composing is a thorough study of human perception. The question of how I as a composer can stimulate certain emotional impressions of the listener is the most exciting part of mine The confrontation with the phenomenon of time also plays a central role in my works: How can I manipulate the listener's perception of time in such a way that it is perceived not as a constant but as a movement that is always at different speeds?

He sees the similarity of the timbre of the cello to the human voice as an inspiration for his compositional style: "In order to touch the listener emotionally, Skweres initially relied in his compositions on the" humanity "inherent in the cello, which he compares with the linearity of the song . "

An important aspect of his music is the elaboration of the sound surface changes: "Skweres always focuses on the sound in his compositions. Glissandi are a frequent stylistic device that remains exciting due to the differentiated use. In combination with dynamic development, these are immersed in finely tuned timbres, whereby these continuous progressions allow the listener to immerse themselves in the sometimes fast, sometimes slow grinding sounds. These are contrasted by repeated tones or chords that create a temporal orientation. "

Works (selection)

The following works are listed:

Works for orchestra

  • Concerto for cello and orchestra, 2020
  • Haymatloz for symphonic orchestra, 2019
  • Plutonion for symphonic orchestra, 2018
  • Concertino for string orchestra, 2018
  • Anakalypteria for female voice and symphonic orchestra, 2016
  • about the colored light of the double stars ... for symphonic orchestra, 2015
  • Critical Mass for symphonic orchestra, 2013
  • Notturno for cello and orchestra, 2011

Chamber operas

  • Desiderium for two sopranos, two actors and a small ensemble, libretto by Maria Skweres, 2018
  • In the beginning a raven died - for speaking voice, baritone and ensemble, libretto by Levin Westermann, 2010

Works for ensemble

  • Topielica for cor anglais solo and ensemble, 2019
  • Event Horizon for 15 instruments, 2019
  • from threshold to threshold for 13 instruments, 2015
  • Tituba for 8 instruments, 2013

Works with voice

  • contra venenosos vermes for cello solo and vocal ensemble, 2019
  • w poszukiwaniu Rzeczydźwięku for soprano and cello, 2019
  • Rovanemi for soprano and cello, poem by Brigitte Stanek, 2017
  • in stranger strangers for mezzo-soprano and piano, poem by Semier Insayif, 2016
  • mori no sakana for soprano, bass clarinet and cello, poem by Erika Kimura, 2014
  • The geometry of the sky is unheard of , poems by Semier Insayif for speaking voice and small ensemble, 2014
  • Sakubel Osil for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin and cello, 2008 / new version 2014
  • Directly for soprano, flute and cello, Psalm from the Old Testament, 2007
  • Psalm 13 for tenor, flute and cello, Psalm from the Old Testament, 2006
  • Prayer for soprano and cello, poem by Małgorzata Hillar, 2005

Chamber music

  • Plague for 8 cellos, 2020
  • Piwosznik for bass clarinet and cello, 2019
  • Heavy Gravity for 2 violins, 2019
  • Synapses - four miniatures for historical instruments (recorder, baroque trombone and viola da gamba), 2018
  • Catacombs for violin, cello and organ, 2018
  • Anecdote about Stravinsky - a miniature for violin and piano, 2018
  • Coffin Ship for cello and accordion, 2018
  • Coffin Ship for soprano saxophone and accordion, 2018
  • seven affects for violin and cello, 2017
  • Maledictio for recorder, flute, harp and harpsichord, 2017
  • Grenzzüge for piano quartet, 2016
  • Journay into the Subconscious for flute, cello and piano, 2014
  • Elusive Thoughts for violin, viola and cello, 2014
  • Memory Illussions for violin and harp, 2014
  • Penrose Square for saxophone quartet, 2014
  • 5 miniatures for saxophone, clarinet, accordion and double bass, 2013
  • Hesitation for cello and piano, 2012
  • Tension fields for cello and double bass, 2012
  • 5 elements for guitar and piano, 2010
  • Autism for flute and harpsichord, 2010
  • Axon for flute and clarinet, 2010
  • Asteria-Ortygia-Delos for string quartet, 2009
  • Water for piano trio, 2008
  • 1st string quartet, 2006

Solo works

  • Impact for violin solo, 2016
  • three thoughts for clarinet solo, 2016
  • Guillotine for cello solo, 2016
  • Guillotine for double bass solo, 2016
  • Short story for guitar solo, 2013
  • Reminiscence for solo violin 2013
  • Deuterium for violin solo 2012
  • Double-headed for horn solo 2012
  • Transformations for cello solo, 2011
  • Verse for cello solo, 2009

Awards as a composer

  • 2019 Zemlinsky Prize 2019: 2nd prize
  • 2018 20th International Chopin & Friends Festival "New Vision" Composition Competition: 2nd prize
  • 2017 Tonalis17 composition competition: 1st prize
  • 2016 International composition competition Citta 'di Udine: special prize
  • 2015 Music Prize from the City of Vienna
  • 2014 Austrian State Scholarship for Composition from the Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture
  • 2014 Award at the international Contemporanea 2014 competition in Udine
  • 2014 1st prize at the Ernst Krenek composition competition
  • 2010 Start-up grant from the Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture
  • 2009 1st prize in the composition competition for the commissioned work of the International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna
  • 2009 Theodor Körner Prize in the composition category
  • 2009 2nd prize at the International Composition Competition of the German Hypertension League
  • 2009 Composition grant from the Czibulka Foundation
  • 2008 Composition grant from the Swiss Thyll-Dürr Foundation
  • 2008 2nd prize at the international Franz Josef Reinl composition competition
  • 2006 1st prize in the composition competition for the commissioned work of the International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition in Vienna

Discography

  • Short Story for Guitar Solo - Soundscapes III , Genuin classics , 2015 (interpreter: Rainer Stegmann)
  • Tituba for mixed ensemble - Exploring the World Vol. 2, Orlando Records, 2015 (performer: Reconsil Ensemble)
  • Asteria-Ortygia-Delos for string quartet - Austrian Young Composers Vol. 3, Austrian Composers Association and IGNM (interpreter: Apollon Musagète Quartet )
  • Asteria-Ortygia-Delos for string quartet - Contemporanea 2014 , Globe Records (interpreter: Interensemble )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Tomasz Skweres on music information center austria. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Quote from the composer's portrait on the mica - music austria website
  3. ↑ Quote from the composer's portrait on the mica - music austria website
  4. ↑ Quote from the composer's portrait on the mica - music austria website
  5. ↑ Tomasz Skweres. Retrieved May 3, 2020 .
  6. ↑ Website of the Ernst Krenek composition competition ( Memento of the original from April 2, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / krenek.at
  7. ↑ excellent work in 2009 on the website of the Theodor Körner Fund .
  8. ↑ Results of the competition on the website of the German Hypertension League
  9. ^ Announcement of the award winners on the website of the International Joseph Haydn Chamber Music Competition
personal data
SURNAME Skweres, Tomasz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish composer
DATE OF BIRTH April 3, 1984
PLACE OF BIRTH Warsaw